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【Index】
Setup.........................................................................................................................................................1
Uninstall ...................................................................................................................................................4
Function ...................................................................................................................................................5
Parameter definition .............................................................................................................................13
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Setup
1. Double Click on VCOMToolSetup.exe will pop up setup window. Click “Next”to continue,
please refer to following figure:
2. Choose install location then click“Next” to continue, please refer to following figure:
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3. Select component to be installed(select all), then click“Next” to continue, please refer to following
figure:
4. Click“Install “to continue, please refer to following figure:
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5. Click“Finish” to complete installation of VCOM Tool, please refer to following figure:
6. After complete the installation, it will create an icon on desktop as following figure:
7. Double click VCOM Tool icon to execute the program, VCOM Tool program interface is as
following figure:
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Uninstall
1. Start ManuAll programsVCOM Tool. Select Uninstall VCOM Tool, system will pop up an
uninstall window, click “Yes” to remove VCOM Tool software, please refer to following figure:
. When Uninstallation process is complete, system will pop up an window as following figure. 2
Click“Finish” to complete the uninstallation.
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Function
IPSearch
Select IP Search this function will run IPSearch program, please refer to following figure:
Search program interface is as following figure. In IP search program, click “Refresh” to find IP IP
address of converter
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Config
There are three function can be selected in “Config”, Show log、Auto start、and Clear log. Default
function is Show log only, please refer to the following figure:
(1) Show log
If this function is selected, software will record down all transmission information between VCOM
Tool and converter, for user to review transmission history. Please refer to the following figure:
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(3) Clear log
If this function is selected, VCOM Tool will backup current log information as .txt file format. File
name will be “VCOMTool_Date_time.bak”, file location will be
{WindowSystemDrive}\Users\{yourUserID}\AppData\Local\Temp. Saved Information is as
following figure:
(2) Auto start
If this function is selected, every since computer restart, VCOM Tool will be executed automatically.
About
This function will show version of VCOM Tool, please refer to following figure:
Exit
Select this will close VCOM Tool
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COM
nction ,“Always on”, Speed Control”, “On the fly”, can be chosen, default setting of all three
ked”
nce internet connection is back, connection between Virtual COM and equipment
will build up automatically. On the other hand, if the function is not ticked, even internet connection is
back, Virtual COM won’t connect to equipment automatically. Suggest ticked this function
(2) Speed control
If this function is ticked, transmission speed will be controlled by software. Due to VCOM Tool is
“Virtual COM”, if transmission speed is not controlled, data transmission may occur some problem.
Suggest ticked this function
(3) On the fly
If this function is ticked, when setting of Serial type is changed in software ex: Baud Rate、Data
Bits…etc,software will automatically apply these changes to equipment. If this function is not ticked,
setting in equipment will have to be altered manually Suggest ticked this function
Create Virtual
This function can help you create Virtual COM, max 50 Virtual COM can be created. There are three
fu
function is “tic
(1) Always on
When internet connection is lost, Virtual COM will lost connection with equipment. But if this
function is ticked, o
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(5) How to create Virtual C
Drop-down menu, select COM number that intends to be created select function (Always On、Spee
Control、On the fly) Click Create COM Virtual COM is created!
(6) Delete Virtual COM
Firstly, delete the connection with Converter. Then select COM that intend to delete and click “Delete
COM” to delete the COM. If delete the COM while the connection between COM and Converter is
still on, software will pop up error information as following figure:
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Add IP Address
This function help build up connection between Virtual COM and Converter. It will also show
connection status between COM and Converter.
(1) Virtual COM
All created Virtual COM can be found from drop down menu.
(2) IP Address
put IP Address of Converter
(4) Add IP
Build connection between Virtual COM and Converter. If input wrong IP address or Port number, an
error information window will pop up as following figure:
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(3) Port
Input port number of Converter. From nearby drop down menu, communication type (TCP or UDP)
can be chosen
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onnection with Converter
rst, or
umber of Converter Select TCP or UDP as
communication method Click Add IP Finish connection built-up.
(4) How to build up c
Drop down menu, select COM that intend to connect with Converter (COM has to be created fi
here will be blank) Input IP Address and Port n
(5) Delete connection between Virtual COM and Converter
nection that intends to delete from connection list and click “Delete IP” to delete Select con
connection.
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Log record
VCOM Tool will record down transmission information between Virtual COM and Converter. There
are two ways to show this information, one is show up in Log window, please refer to the follow
figure:
The other method is to save log record as txt file. Once Virtual COM is created, log information will be
recorded down automatically. File name will be VCOMTool_date_time_COM.log,file location will
be {WindowSystemDrive}\Users\{yourUserID}\AppData\Local\Temp, log information is as
llowing figure: fo
Back up file after “Clear log” will also be saved in the same location.
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Parameter definition
File name: vcom.ini
File location: WindowSystemDrive}\Users\{yourUserID}\AppData\Roaming\VCOM Tool
If definition is altered, new definition will be effective after restart VCOM Tool.
Parameter Name Setting instruction Example
DefaultIP Set default IP address DefaultIP=192.168.0.213
DefaultPort Set default Port Number DefaultPort=50000
ReadIntervalTimeout Set ReadIntervalTimeout value of Virtual
COM port (ms)
1. Suggested value >1ms
2. This value should not be bigger than
Customer AP write in speed. EX: Max
transmission speed of COM port tool is
50ms, therefore suggest this value should
smaller than 50ms
ReadIntervalTimeout=20
WriteContTimeout Set WriteTotalTimeoutConstant value of
Virtual COM port(ms)
1. Suggest this value should not be smaller
value.
WriteContTimeout=1000
than 1000ms
2. If VCOM Tool write in byte number is
smaller than setting, suggest increase this